Temples, tombs, and monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. A description and a history of some of the most remarkable memorials of classical architecture (1871)
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and sons · leaf 214
e by which it isgenerally known, more than the fact that Paestumstutelary god was Poseidon. It was a hypaethral temple; that is, its cella wasopen to the sky. All things considered, its admirablepreservation may well excite our astonishment: not asingle column is wanting ; and the entablature and… … FA ST A ND PRESEN T. 213 and twelve in each flank, exclusive of the corner ones :these thirty-six columns support a massive architraveand frieze. The stylobate is a parallelogram with threesteps; five additional steps lead up to the cella. Thestone of which the building is constructed is…
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